Keith W Gentry was the Engineer in the Bushman Flight Crew. The crew seemed to have joined the 392nd Bomb Squadron late in the War - perhaps Jan 1945.

The members of the Bushman Flight Crew were:

Orvil M Bushman (Pilot)

Earl F Elmer (Co-Pilot)

Walter W Rayve (Navigator)

Richard L Wiles (Bombardier)

Keith W Gentry (Engineer)

Charles J Leyen (Radio Operator)

Edwin A Allgeier (Gunner)

Gerald F Rodenbush (Gunner)

Robert L Rude (Gunner)

Robert W Powell (Gunner)

Some of the missions flown by the Bushman crew were:

Date/Target: 21 Jan 1945 - Pagan Island -----Airplane B-24: Texas Kate, #44-40358

Date/Target: 3 Feb 1945 - Iwo Jima -----Airplane B-24: Salty Sal, #42-100219

Date/Target: 7 Feb 1945 - Iwo Jima -----Airplane B-24: Deadeye II, #42-73425

Date/Target: 11 Feb 1945 - Iwo Jima -----Airplane B-24: Tropical Trollop, #42-100405

Date/Target: 15 Feb 1945 - Iwo Jima -----Airplane B-24: Out of this World, #44-40681

Date/Target: 17 Feb 1945 - Iwo Jima -----Airplane B-24: Captain and the Kids / Patches, #44-40518

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More information about the 30th Bombardment Group:

30th Bombardment Group (Heavy)

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